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James Edmund Wells 1909–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1909

Birth Location: Brooklyn near Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 16 Aug 1983

Death Location: Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Wells

Mother: Grace Matthews

Spouse(s): Florence Stewart

Children(s): Kennedy Wells, Andrew Wells, Christopher Wells, John Wells

James Edmund Wells was born in 1909 in Brooklyn near Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the child of John Herbert Wells And Grace Charlotte Matthews. James Edmund Wells married Florence Minerva Stewart, and had children including Andrew Bruce Wells, Christopher James Wells, John Stewart Wells, Kennedy Mcrae Wells. James Edmund Wells passed away in 1983 in Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Edmund Wells was born in 1909 in Brooklyn near Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the child of John Herbert Wells And Grace Charlotte Matthews.
  • James Edmund Wells married Florence Minerva Stewart, and had children including Andrew Bruce Wells, Christopher James Wells, John Stewart Wells, Kennedy Mcrae Wells.
  • James Edmund Wells passed away in 1983 in Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Wells's Ancestors

Self
James Wells
1909–1983
Birth Place: Brooklyn near Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
John Herbert Wells
1881–1963
Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grace (Charlotte) Matthews
1883–1976
Alberton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
James Wells
1838–1908
Alberton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Martha McRae
1844–1925
Alberton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Edmund (Clark) Matthews
1838–1903
North Esk, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Mary (Ann) McAlduff
1844–1926
Cascumpec, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Wells
1800–1885
Olivia Matthews
1806–1885
Charles Matthews
1808–1899
Charlotte Rogers
1814–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Matthews
1769–1825
Eleanor (DNA)
1770–1831
Edward Rogers
1772–1858
Charlotte Whitney
1780–1853

James Wells's Descendants

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James (Edmund) Wells (8 Sep 1909–16 Aug 1983) m. Florence (Minerva) Stewart (abt 1905–19 Nov 1959)
  1. 1. Kennedy (McRae) Wells 1934–1998 m. Marilyn (Langdon) Ker 1933–2012
  2. 2. Andrew (Bruce) Wells 1936–2012 m. Marlene (Craig) Stanton 1938–2022
  3. 3. Christopher (James) Wells 1937–2020
  4. 4. John (Stewart) Wells 1933–2017

James Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1909
8 Sep 1909
Birth of James Edmund Wells in Brooklyn near Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Brooklyn near Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1983
16 Aug 1983
Age 74
Death of James Edmund Wells in Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1909
    Event Place: Brooklyn near Alberton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1982, Microtech Supply and Services; Author: Prince Edward Island Public Archives; Presbyterian Church (Alberton and Montrose); O'Leary and Alberton Circuits of the Methodist Church of Canada (Prince County); Alberton-Elmsdale Pastoral Charge of the United Churc

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1983
    Event Place: Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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